Citizenship Human Rights Specification for Gcse
. Human Rights
Human Rights
Human Righta
The things that everyone in the world is entitled to, and should have in order to live a decent life.
Legal Right A right that is protected by the law, e.g. the right to an education in the UK, the right to not be discriminated against.
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights An agreement signed by most countries in the world to prevent human rights abuses like those that happened as part of the Second World War from happening again.
1981 Convention on the Rights of the Child A Convention that requires all governments around the world to think about the needs of young people.
1950 European Convention on Human Rights A Convention that outlines human rights for all citizens in Europe.
1998 UK Human Rights Act A law that protects the rights of UK citizens.
European Court of Human Rights Based in Strasbourg, France, this court allows European citizens to take their government to court if they feel their human rights have been broken.
Responsibility Something it is your duty to do or to look after
Refugee A person who is forced to leave their home because of persecution (discrimination, torture, violence, threats) and migrate to a safer place
Amnesty International A pressure group and charity that campaigns worldwide to protect human rights.
• The concept of human rights has developed over the last 200 years but it was after the end of the second world war that most countries came together to agree on a set of human rights for everyone .
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) is a list of all of basic human rights including the right to life and liberty, freedom of speech, a fair trial and education. Since this document was agreed on by the members of the United Nations in 1948 there have been several more important conventions or agreements on human rights, including:
• The European Convention on Human Rights (1950)
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
Human Rights
Human Righta
The things that everyone in the world is entitled to, and should have in order to live a decent life.
Legal Right A right that is protected by the law, e.g. the right to an education in the UK, the right to not be discriminated against.
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights An agreement signed by most countries in the world to prevent human rights abuses like those that happened as part of the Second World War from happening again.
1981 Convention on the Rights of the Child A Convention that requires all governments around the world to think about the needs of young people.
1950 European Convention on Human Rights A Convention that outlines human rights for all citizens in Europe.
1998 UK Human Rights Act A law that protects the rights of UK citizens.
European Court of Human Rights Based in Strasbourg, France, this court allows European citizens to take their government to court if they feel their human rights have been broken.
Responsibility Something it is your duty to do or to look after
Refugee A person who is forced to leave their home because of persecution (discrimination, torture, violence, threats) and migrate to a safer place
Amnesty International A pressure group and charity that campaigns worldwide to protect human rights.
• The concept of human rights has developed over the last 200 years but it was after the end of the second world war that most countries came together to agree on a set of human rights for everyone .
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) is a list of all of basic human rights including the right to life and liberty, freedom of speech, a fair trial and education. Since this document was agreed on by the members of the United Nations in 1948 there have been several more important conventions or agreements on human rights, including:
• The European Convention on Human Rights (1950)
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)